Receipt of Medicines Sample Clauses

Receipt of Medicines. ‌ All areas receiving medicines should have a designated place for the receipt of stock and where applicable, dispensed medicines. i) Medicines requiring refrigeration - medicines requiring refrigeration will have their outer transport containers suitably labelled. These must be unpacked immediately and placed in the locked medicine storage refrigerator. ii) Receipt of stock via Pharmacy top-up - A member of nursing staff will check the stock issued through the pharmacy top-up system onto the xxxx iii) Issue note - All stock issues made by pharmacy will be accompanied by a copy order or issue note, which will include details of the quantities of items issued and the date of issue. iv) Receipt of Stock ordered by nurses - Where nurses order stock issues separately the receiving nurse must check the supply against the copy order or issue note. v) Discrepancies - Any discrepancies must be reported immediately to pharmacy. This report should be made to the pharmacy technician who is responsible for stock issues from the pharmacy store area. If a stock issue matches with the copy order or issue note then the checking nurse should sign and date the issue note. This issue note, which is part of the Xxxx Order Book, must be retained for 12 months, i.e. the Xxxx Order Book must be retained on the xxxx for 12 months after its last entry. vi) If medicinal products are damaged upon receipt contact the pharmacy, who will advise on their safe handling and return.